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Ms. James has asked that Mr. Trump pay $250 million and that he and his sons be permanently barred from running a business in New York. Mr. Trump has denied all wrongdoing. Mr. Trump minimized the importance of the statements and said the banks paid little attention to them. During the first week of the trial, Justice Engoron ordered Mr. Trump not to comment on members of his staff, and put similar restrictions on his lawyers. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump’s daughter Ivanka will be the fourth and final Trump family member to testify.

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☆ Analysis: Donald Trump’s day in court paints a dark preview of the national ordeal ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“It is an extremely hostile judge,” Trump added, raising his hand to point at Engoron, who sat beside and just above the witness box on the bench. President.” Trump has long posed as the alpha male and his entire business and political creed — in person and on social media – is based on intimidation. But the trial quickly became a test of wills between Trump and Engoron over who controlled the court. But by the end of the day, Engoron’s resolve frayed: “It feels like a broken record,” he said of Trump’s answers. This desire to make a reality just what he wants it to be has long defined Trump’s political approach.

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☆ At Trump's New York fraud trial, judge makes clear who's in charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Judge Arthur F. Engoron attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. Engoron asked Trump's lawyer, Christopher Kise. That left for trial whether Trump and the other defendants should pay the $250 million in penalties that James wants, and whether to ban Trump from New York state real estate business. He spent more than a decade in private practice and 12 years clerking for a state judge before becoming a civil court judge in 2003. Voters elected him to the state Supreme Court, a trial court, in 2015.

Persons: Arthur F, Engoron, Brendan McDermid, Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Kise, Christopher Kise, Letitia James, James, Trump, John Low, Jonathan Stempel, Luc Cohen, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Trump Organization, Court, REUTERS, Monday, Trump, Republican, Democrat, American Civil Liberties Union, Columbia University, New, Voters, Thomson Locations: New York, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New, Trump

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. Trump's testimony wrapped up in midafternoon. Over roughly four hours on the witness stand, Trump often avoided direct answers, instead bragging about his properties and his wealth. New York state lawyers said in their lawsuit that the estimates misled lenders and insurers, earning him more than $100 million and exaggerating his wealth by $2 billion. At one point when Trump was on the stand, Engoron asked Kise to take Trump to the back of the courtroom and "explain the rules."

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☆ Trump's free speech defense may fall short in election subversion trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Trump’s defense lawyers, in a flurry of legal motions, have argued that the case by Special Counsel Jack Smith "attempts to criminalize core political speech and political advocacy." At trial, legal experts say Trump will likely not be allowed to argue to a jury that his conduct was protected by his First Amendment right to free speech because such legal questions are resolved by the judge. Those claims complement his political case as an anti-establishment crusader whose movement is opposed by powerful foes seeking to silence him. Criminal defendants can use the defense to argue they sought legal opinions and did not intend to break the law. Three former Trump lawyers have already pleaded guilty in Georgia, including Kenneth Chesebro, who drafted memos crafting the fake elector scheme.

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[1/10] Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. You’ve made it important, but it wasn’t," Trump said of the estimates. New York state lawyers argued in their lawsuit that the estimates misled lenders and insurers, earning him $100 million and exaggerating his wealth by $2 billion. Trump's crowded legal calendar threatens to take him off the campaign trail for much of next year. The trial was originally scheduled to run through early December but could wrap up sooner as the state calls its final witnesses this week.

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☆ Chatty Trump, on the witness stand, is a tangent machine: 'Control him,' judge begs his lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Control your client," the judge told Trump's lawyer just a half-hour in. During heated exchanges that included the former president railing about the Democratic plot against him, the judge begged Trump's lawyers to control him. Within a half hour, the judge asked Trump's lead lawyer, Christopher Kise, for the first of three times to control him. Engoron asked. Engoron asked Trump's lawyer.

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Just 30 minutes after Trump was sworn in, Judge Arthur Engoron – frustrated by the former president’s non-answers – turned to the former president’s defense team for help. Trump is known for being long-winded and talking around an issue instead of answering questions directly. “This is not a political rally.”But Trump’s two lead attorneys, Chris Kise and Alina Habba, did little to help. “This is a very unfair trial,” Trump said from the witness stand. That narrative is a markedly different one than Trump’s two adult sons provided in testimony last week.

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Trump, at times seemingly unable to stop himself from melting into a temper tantrum, claimed repeatedly, “It's election interference.”“We have a very hostile judge,” he said at one point. I wanted a jury.”To be clear, this particular type of case proceeding – determining damages in a civil fraud case – doesn’t use juries. That narrative is a markedly different one than Trump’s two adult sons provided in testimony last week. But Engoron already dismissed that defense in finding Trump liable for fraud. The defense team is expected to call many of the witnesses who have already testified, including Trump himself and his two adult sons.

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☆ A Judge Tries to Do What Few Have Accomplished: Rein in Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jonah E. Bromwich | More About Jonah E. Bromwich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Mr. Kise said that the judge should want to hear from the former president, Justice Engoron disagreed, saying that many of Mr. Trump’s comments were irrelevant. Mr. Trump sat silent for a moment before resuming his testimony. For Democrats and others who have long fantasized about Mr. Trump getting what they saw as a comeuppance, that possibility was tantalizing. But after the midmorning break, the judge appeared less interested in cutting off Mr. Trump’s off-topic soliloquies. The judge explained why he was giving Mr. Trump more latitude: Mr. Wallace, he said, seemed to be happy with what he was getting from his combative witness.

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The high-stakes civil case strikes at the heart of Trump’s brand – his real estate empire. New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Trump for $250 million and seeking to bar him from doing business in the state. Trump’s attacks in a vacuum weren’t particularly remarkable – he’s used the same barbs throughout the course of the trial, which he’s attended repeatedly as a spectator. Trump’s rhetoric prompts an angry response from the judgeEngoron tried at the outset of Trump’s testimony to stop the former president from making speeches and instead answer the questions, but it did little to change Trump’s approach. “There’s a disclaimer clause where you don’t have to get sued by the attorney general of New York,” Trump said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Chris Kise, Trump, Letitia James, Engoron, ” Trump, James, he’s, “, ”, ” Kevin Wallace, ” Engoron, Kise, ” Kise, Alina Habba, Wallace, Lago, ” Wallace Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump, New York, Trump Organization, Forbes, Forbes Magazine, Mar Locations: New York, “, –, Florida, Mar, Aberdeen, Scotland

☆ Judge in Trump NY fraud trial extends gag order to lawyers, says office has received 'hundreds' of threats since trial started
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"The threat of, and actual, violence resulting from heated political rhetoric is well-documented," Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron wrote in a fiery court order Friday afternoon. Trump has violated that gag order twice since the trial began last month. They have been "falsely accusing her of bias against them and of improperly influencing the ongoing bench trial," Engoron wrote. Violating the gag order "shall result in serious sanctions," he added. He has fined Trump a total of $15,000 for twice violating the gag order that was imposed early in the case.

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☆ Judge in Trump fraud trial expands gag order to Trump’s attorneys
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has expanded a gag order in the trial to extend to Trump’s attorneys after continued lengthy discussions about the judge’s communications with his law clerk during court this week. In a written order Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron prohibited Trump’s attorneys from making any further comments about confidential communications between the judge and his staff inside or outside of the courtroom. The second fine – $10,000 – came after Trump appeared to reference the clerk when speaking to reporters outside of the courtroom. Engoron said he has a right to seek counsel from his clerk and Trump’s legal team has no right to know what they are. “She’s a civil servant, she’s doing what I ask her to do.” Those notes are “confidential communications from my law clerk,” Engoron said Thursday, pounding on the bench.

Persons: Donald, Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron, Chuck Schumer, Trump, Chris Kise, ”, she’s, ” Engoron Organizations: CNN, Trump, New, New York Democrat Locations: New York

☆ Trump unleashes new attack on the legal system after his sons take the stand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Things grew heated when Amer apparently succeeded in undermining Eric Trump’s claims that he had little to do with his father’s financial statements. “I understand we had financials as a company,” Eric Trump said. Eric Trump replied: “It appears that way, yes.”In essence, both Trump sons are arguing that despite running the company, they knew nothing about its financial statements. In a bizarre passage of the trial, Trump attorney Chris Kise insisted: “I’m not a misogynist. CNN legal analyst Shan Wu said that neither the testimony of Eric Trump nor the strategy of attacking court personnel seemed like a smart approach.

Persons: Donald Jr, Eric, Hunt, ”, Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump, Trump Organization –, Eric Trump, CNN Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, “ That’s, Andrew Amer, It’s, Amer, Eric Trump’s, “, ” Eric Trump, ” Amer, Jeff McConney, Donald Trump Jr, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Engoron, —, Engoron, Chris Kise, I’m, Alina Habba, Shan Wu, Eric –, ” Wu, Wu, –, Tanya Chutkan Organizations: CNN, Trump, New, Trump Organization, Justice Department, Republican, Wednesday, GOP Locations: New York, Trump, Florida, Washington ,, —

Donald J. Trump’s legal team on Friday repeatedly attacked a law clerk during the former president’s civil fraud trial, overshadowing Eric Trump’s second day on the witness stand and prompting the judge to bar the lawyers from making public statements about his private communications with his staff. The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, works closely with the clerk, Allison Greenfield, and the two often speak and pass notes on the bench. Ms. Greenfield previously worked as a trial attorney in New York City’s law department, and the judge appears to rely on her expertise when considering rules of evidence and other matters. But the former president has taken issue with her involvement in the monthlong trial — Ms. Greenfield is a Democrat and Mr. Trump believes she is biased against him — and his lawyers have complained about her regularly. He said that the lawyers’ arguments had no basis, that their accusations of bias were false and that failure to heed the order would result in “serious sanctions.”

Persons: Donald J, overshadowing Eric Trump’s, Arthur F, Allison Greenfield, Greenfield, Trump, —, Christopher M, Kise, Justice Engoron Locations: New York, Greenfield

☆ New York judge widens Trump case gag order; limits in criminal case lifted
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The judge has fined Trump $15,000 for twice violating that gag order. A three-judge panel, all appointed by Democratic presidents, scheduled oral arguments on Trump's appeal of the gag order for Nov. 20. Trump's lawyers have argued the order violates his free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. In the New York case, Engoron said on Friday he has an "unfettered right" to consult with his staff members throughout the trial, and that the gag order was intended to protect their safety. Failure to honor the gag order, the judge said, "shall result in serious sanctions."

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump’s, Jeenah, Donald Trump, Justice Arthur Engoron, Trump, Engoron, Chuck Schumer, Christopher Kise, Tanya Chutkan's, Jack Smith, Smith, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Jonathan Stempel, Susan Heavey, Will Dunham, Caitlin Webber Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, U.S, Democrat, Trump, U.S ., Appeals, District, Columbia Circuit, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Washington, Manhattan, York

☆ Irked Trump trial judge blasts ex-president's lawyer for asking to criticize clerk again: 'It's a shame you've descended to this level'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The judge in Trump's fraud trial lashed out, again, at his lawyer. Trump's lawyer, on Friday, asked permission to criticize her. AdvertisementAdvertisementA baffled, irked judge overseeing Donald Trump's family company's fraud trial in Manhattan criticized one of his lawyers again for his repeated attacks on his law clerk. "It's a shame you've descended to this level," New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron told Trump's lawyer Christopher Kise. Asked by a lawyer from the New York Attorney General's office what reporting Kise was talking about, the Trump lawyer was unsure.

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The judge overseeing Trump's fraud trial imposed a partial gag order on Trump's lawyers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York expanded an existing gag order to bar Trump's lawyers from commenting on confidential communications between the judge and his staff. Judge Arthur Engoron's wider gag order came after Trump's lawyers made what the judge characterized as "on the record, repeated, inappropriate remarks" about his law clerk. They "falsely [accused] her of bias against them and of improperly influencing the ongoing bench trial," Engoron wrote. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe previous gag order already barred Trump and his co-defendants from spoken or online statements attacking Engoron's law staff.

Persons: Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron, —, Donald Trump's, Judge Arthur Engoron's, Trump, Christopher Kise, Alina Habba, Clifford Robert, Eric Trump's, Kise, Allison Greenfield, Greenfield, Eric Trump Organizations: Service, Trump, Trump Organization, New York Attorney Locations: New York, Greenfield

But his testimony was overshadowed by a testy back-and-forth between Justice Arthur F. Engoron and one the Trump lawyers over the judge’s law clerk, Allison Greenfield. The lawyer, Christopher M. Kise, repeatedly objected to the clerk communicating with the judge through notes and suggested she has a bias. In his testimony Friday, Eric Trump consistently batted away questions about what he knew of the Trump Organization’s financial statements, claiming he did not know the granular details. During hours on the stand on Thursday in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Eric Trump and his older brother, Donald Trump Jr., had blamed outside accountants for errors in company financial statements. The documents are at the heart of the civil case, which accuses the brothers, their father and the family’s Trump Organization of defrauding banks and insurers.

Persons: Eric Trump, Donald J, Arthur F, Allison Greenfield, Christopher M, Kise, Greenfield, “, ”, Donald Trump Jr, Letitia James Organizations: Trump, Court, family’s Trump Organization, Trump Organization Locations: Florida, Manhattan

☆ Son burn: Donald Trump Jr. learns on the stand that AG wants even more fraud penalties thanks to his $60M golf-course sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump, Jr., completed two days of testimony in the Trump civil fraud trial in New York. AdvertisementAdvertisementNew York officials want even higher penalties from Donald Trump than the $250 million they've already said they're seeking, it was revealed during testimony Thursday by Donald Trump, Jr. It was signed by Donald Trump Jr., president of Trump Ferry Point LLC, which held the lease. There was another flurry of objections, cut short when Donald Trump, Jr. cheerfully mooted the dispute by cracking, "I didn't make any." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe AG's office has said it will ask for a total of at least $250 million in total "disgorgement" from her lawsuit's defendants: Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and longtime Trump Organization executives Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.

Persons: Donald Trump , Jr, Eric Trump, —, Donald Trump, Trump, Colleen Faherty, Letitia James, Donald Trump Jr, I'm, Faherty, It's, James, Christopher Kise, Arthur Engoron, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney Organizations: Service, Trump, New, longtime Trump Organization, Post, Trump International Hotel Locations: New York, Bronx, York, Manhattan, Trump Ferry, Washington ,

☆ Furious fraud trial judge accuses T lawyer of misogyny, threatens wider gag order, after law-clerk snipe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A defense lawyer's late afternoon snipe about a law clerk sparked drama at the Trump fraud trial. The blowup came when Trump lawyer Christopher Kise snarked "ask your law clerk first," to the judge. AdvertisementAdvertisementHearing her referenced with derision yet again, the typically affable judge hit the figurative roof, as Eric Trump watched, blank-faced, from the witness stand. "If you keep referring to my principal law clerk, I will consider expanding the gag order to include you and your attorneys." "I have an absolute right, an absolute unfettered right, to get advice from my principal law clerk," as with anyone on his three-member staff, he said.

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The back-to-back appearances Thursday from Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump – who both helped run the Trump Organization while their father was in the White House – comes ahead of the former president’s own testimony on Monday. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are co-defendants in the case, along with their father, the Trump Org., and several company executives. Eric Trump acknowledged he provided information to former Trump Org. But he tried to distinguish between specific statements of financial condition – his father’s personal financial statements at the heart of the civil case – and general financial records for the company. Some internal policies and methodologies “have been bolstered” since the investigation began, Trump Jr. said.

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☆ Furious fraud trial judge accuses Trump lawyer of misogyny, threatens wider gag order, after law-clerk snipe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A defense lawyer's late afternoon snipe about a law clerk sparked drama at the Trump fraud trial. The blowup came when Trump lawyer Christopher Kise snarked "ask your law clerk first," to the judge. The temper-flaring, accusations, and judicial threats were sparked in the Manhattan courtroom by a wise-crack comment from Trump lawyer Christopher Kise, who was raising a routine objection during late-afternoon testimony by Eric Trump. AdvertisementAdvertisementHearing her referenced with derision yet again, the typically affable judge hit the figurative roof, as Eric Trump watched, blank-faced, from the witness stand. "If you keep referring to my principal law clerk, I will consider expanding the gag order to include you and your attorneys."

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A decade later, Trump's failed Bills bid is one of the business moves under scrutiny in the trial of a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. In offering to buy the Bills, Trump cited his net worth as $8 billion in an initial offer letter but never provided his financial statements. Throughout the sale process, Cohen insisted Trump was serious about his bid and his commitment to keeping the Bills in Buffalo. “There’s nobody more serious than Donald Trump,” Cohen said in an interview with The Associated Press in 2014. Trump told the AP in 2016 that had he been able to buy the Bills, it’s unlikely that he would've run for president.

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☆ Judge denies motion to block Ivanka Trump testimony in New York civil fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York (CNN) — Ivanka Trump must testify at her father’s New York civil fraud trial, the judge overseeing the case ruled on Friday. Ivanka Trump’s attorney had argued that she should not be forced to appear after an appellate court removed her as a defendant in the case. The judge also said Ivanka Trump should have submitted an affidavit asserting that she does not live or work in the state presently. Ivanka Trump was still identified by the New York attorney general’s office as a potential witness they could call in the case. Another Trump attorney, Cliff Robert, said Eric Trump is willing to be the corporate representative for the Trump Organization because he’s going to be testifying at trial anyway.

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